Ronaldo Phenomeno Was Truly Unstoppable in His Prime

[@zizzu5]

90's kids idol.

[@TodaysRemedy]

I had my brain surgery after a serious bicycle accident. Afterward I had to gradually regain movement and speech. Funny thing was, R9 was the person I thought of regularly. I saw him being the best footballer of all time, went thru career-ending injuries but came back strong, it inspires me. Although he wasn't as fast as his prime, but he still perform on the highest level in Real Madrid. I look up to that. I didn't know how big of an influence Ronaldo is to me, until I had the accident. Thank you, still the greatest, always will be.

[@JosephOrganicAttraction]

Thanks for sharing. This man's comeback was something else. I hope you're doing well after your surgery. Certainly your writing is good.

[@johnbok8517]

🐐

[@vik1974]

beautiful ❤

[@610vegas]

great story

[@MisterPartner.]

Stay strong brother.

[@sahiltamang6965]

The man who destroyed and humiliate every legendary defenders, strong, skilled, happy face man... The best - no ones like him.. ❤️

[@MrYoumitube]

This is the player his peers adored and had a man crush on. The 98 French team which won the world cup was just in pure amazement over Ronaldo. 4 world players of the year said they believe r9 phenomenon is the best player they had seen or played with.

[@conglo3650]

In real Madrid he wasn't really in his prime, but still managed to play awesome, the best 9 ever!

[@1on1z3d]

In fact we never got the chance to see him in his prime. By the age of 23-24 he had faced already 2 career-ending injuries in his knees. Yes he came back winning WC, becoming top WC scorer (at the time) and then played for RM scoring more than 100goals BUT whoever saw Ronaldo before the injuries could tell he wasn't as fast and deadly and fearless anymore. Don't get me wrong he improved and perfected other aspects of his game, his passing, his finishes, his positioning but you could see that spark that fearless almost careless attitude going one-on-one against whole defenses just wasn't there anymore.

[@blue24563]

He came back from those injuries and was still the best player in the world by a mile, but was a shadow of his prime from 96-99.

[@jeremiecooper141]

@@blue24563 he was not Best player in the world in Madrid

[@blue24563]

@@jeremiecooper141 He won the Balon d’Or, World Cup and Golden Boot That’s quite good.

[@jeremiecooper141]

@@blue24563 he won ballon d'or because of world cup not madrid

[@anthonyreed480]

His dribbling is kinda a mix of Messi/CR7. Stepovers, flicks & pace, but also ball control like it's glued to his feet.

[@bmwgemballamegatronturbo3858]

Where did he get these full hd matches?

[@TheIRtist]

Amazing period!!..Zizou, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Beckham.....Thank you so much for the magic, and the happiness you brought to the fans....that's why I became a Madridista!

[@juniorkurko34]

The greatest dribbler of all time greatest natural goal scorer ever greatest skillfull player ever greatest player of all time

[@worldevents2448]

The best striker of all time ⚽ R9 🔥 Ronaldo El Fenomeno was one of a kind. He was playing on a higher level. So so incredible 🥰

[@danielsan2142]

One of the pillars of my all-time dream team. Absolute genius!

[@ziginaigra]

1st pick 100%

[@ViktorBlaskov]

Stronger, faster and more agile than anyone on the pitch with a shot that could break the post in half. I remember watching him with that feeling that every single time he had the ball it would be dangerous. It's no surprise nearly every modern attacker names him as an inspiration, I can't name another player where every touch made defenders panic and you would just wait for that cannonball of a shot...His prime was ridiculous, even if it was relatively short.

[@brasco1978]

This man has a highlight reel the lenght of a movie, handing down every sort of humiliation against the best defenders of all times… Left and right indifferently at 200 km/h, an alien, THE goat, THE best of all times, THE most talented above every other, including the holy duo, unfortunately only limited by a nasty injury, if that wouldn’t be the case, there wouldn’t be any arguing about that.

[@BruceLee1.0]

well he had his own demise cause of lack of professionalism. Partying everyday and diet was not right and he got fat. Or Could have become the best of the best

[@afroditta6950]

@@BruceLee1.0 he had some very nasty injuries, probably that's why he gained weight. If it wasn't for injuries I'm pretty sure I could easily consider him the best, but as it stands I have to say it's a close tie with Messi.

[@ultronballer6656]

​@@afroditta6950yes, the reason he gained weight for the first time in 99 was due to an injury he had been out of for 3 months. after that he started to have problems with weight

[@thedanielnoplay]

True!

[@tiagofernandes8389]

Unfortunately his prime was before his knee injury, only 2 years. That's crazy. Greatest player I've ever seen.

[@m.a6141]

TRUE

[@TheEddy797]

@@makavellibodrov7849 😂😂

[@TheEddy797]

@@makavellibodrov7849 his real prime was in Barcelona and Inter when he was the best ever. Not just to me but to all the defenders he played against. He was unmatchable

[@o̸ණ]

@@makavellibodrov7849 You're missing the point. It doesn't matter if he is a Madrid legend and not an Inter one. The Real Madrid version of R9 was not his prime neither was it at the 2002 World Cup. That version of R9 was playing off of pure talent and muscle memory, doing what came to him naturally from the unbelievable gift he had to do things with a football very few can. The PSV, Barca and Inter (up until his 2nd cruciate ligament injury in the Coppa Italia) was prime Ronaldo (back-to-back FIFA World Player of the Year awards). He never was the same after that but still was able to accomplish the things he did. I'm old enough to have seen him from the second half of his season at Barca and for every club he played for after that. For the people not old enough, they will think R9 at Real Madrid was his prime partly because of how young he was and partly because that's the most vivid memory of him they have before his weight and injuries worsened. That's to tell you how young and gifted he was!

[@godfather53]

@@makavellibodrov7849 You don't understand what you're talking about. Ronaldos prime was in Barca/Inter

[@liongordel9088]

The greatest of all time. No debate.

[@deanhowell5936]

No debate. Cristiano and Messi?

[@r.rustico9558]

​@@deanhowell5936 eles tem quantas copas do mundo? R9 era letal dentro e fora da área!!!

[@giuseppefatboyprovenz]

@@deanhowell5936 hahahah you cannot understand brother

[@_ajamad]

@@deanhowell5936 The greatest Ronaldo of all time

[@livingurdreams09]

That's a bit too much 😆

[@ganarubben4829]

Watching Ronnie makes me sad , he was my childhood

[@Sociofutbol]

The most talented player of all time. My favorite player is Zizou, however, the Phenomenon was totally insane with his nonsense skills.

[@nenadmilenkovic-panic6079]

Zi zou is Football itself He doesn't count

[@beavisandbutthead4836]

3 greatest players of all times: 1. Maradona ( one and only) 2. Ronaldinho & Ronaldo.

[@zakariarhazlouni6171]

Its you insane you dont knew nothing about football elfenomeno is football

[@BigBoss7777777]

@@nenadmilenkovic-panic6079 zidane is not able to do what Ronaldo does. Zidane often stayed in his comfort zone in midfield where he could constantly make the safe pass to the side or back. Ronaldo drives forward which is the most difficult thing to do in football.

[@nenadmilenkovic-panic6079]

@@BigBoss7777777 Zidane doesn't need to do what Phenomeno does because, as I said, he is deeep into the game. I saw Ronaldo lots of time selfish as he was often exactly in situation witch you describes. And, I must say, that IS most dificult thing in footbal, but not allways necessary

[@TheMerilynMensola]

No one can match his accelerations and power pre-injury, as Milan Fan i was sad when Inter bought him damn...i saw him at Inter 97/98, Ronaldinho at Barca 2005/2006, Kaka 2006/2007 at Milan🥰, Messi in 2010/2011 and Cr7 2007/2008 in Manchester, Henry Arsenal, Zidane Real , Del Piero Totti..well some of the best players in their era...but his acceleration and power pre-injury is still unmatched... in psv barcelona inter not only his acceleration but also a long distance speed not to mantion him moves...it will be fun if him was born in the Messi-Cr7 time and without injury.

[@nottheonefromearth]

Never forget he played at AC Milan too. He also did well.

[@gn3596]

Greatest of all time period !

[@deanhowell5936]

Better than Cristiano and Messi?

[@gn3596]

@@deanhowell5936 yes sir!

[@_ajamad]

@@deanhowell5936 Better than cristiano, yes

[@wendelsantos2139]

@@deanhowell5936 easily...

[@deanhowell5936]

@@wendelsantos2139 so of all the footballers ever, you think he's 'easily' the best. 🤔

[@denispalacios5485]

The amazing Ronaldo. The Real Ronaldo.

[@dorothyantwi4965]

The greatest of all time.

[@gabemore1766]

Kids these days who is this well if you put ronaldo and messi together this is the player you get

[@reuszn8942]

He was such a force of nature that nature itself had to nerf him Otherwise he'd have broken the game of football He was different So strong So fast So deadly so clinical So incisive Well never see another no.9 like him ever Truly the greatest 🙌

[@issi529]

One of the greatest imo. But not the best.

[@generallouverture7351]

@@issi529 well he was on his way won the World cup in 1994 at the tender age of 17 and proclaimed the greatest player of the world at 19.. Maradona/Pelé at Nr 1..2nd Johan Cruijff and 3 Ronaldo (R9) nr 4 Zidane...nr 5 Messi...

[@issi529]

@@generallouverture7351 Number 5 Messi? Your joking right.

[@libaafroz6362]

@@issi529 pepsi fan

[@victoryisHis]

true we'll just see better players like CR7 and Messi 👍

[@streamingeagle1]

The most exciting player to ever touch a ball

[@baqarrizvi2743]

Rinaldo's footwork is simply the best in history of football, especially with his rocket speed, he had a Bugatti engine with deer like flexibility... Once the ball comes to him he make sure by any means to land it to the post...

[@otomotom1879]

6:46 is a perfect goal. I've never seen CR7 or Messi doing that. That was one of R9 signature goals. This goal, and dribbling goalkeepers.

[@errezmardi506]

You've never seen them do it because they're not as good as we was. He's the best ever

[@MB-oe1vh]

Alguna vez vieron al verdadero Monstruo del futbol jugando?? Pues yo si, y es Ronaldo Nazario fenómeno

[@mkdon101]

Greatest player of our era. On talent and pure skill no one gets close. Messi and cr7 are kids compared to him. Shout out to Zidane Rivaldo Baggio to.i miss the 90s and 00s

[@andreapodesta4250]

Best ever

[@Jingles_Morgan]

the highlights are mostly of 2005 where he wasn't in his prime,but he was still excellent and one of the best strikers in Europe,in his prime he was simply phenomenon.

[@athishamiqbal7011]

The real Ronaldo, the ONLY Ronaldo. Iconic and inspirational. Grew up watching him in awe as a kiddo, every child wanted to emulate his style and flair when playing. What a legend.

[@hamidosbilafunnycoupl4804]

The Best player of all time forever If you are watching this vid in 2070 Just pray for us and do never believe there is better than the phenomeno

[@chesterpg1]

He was in another level pre injuries , Yong, Fast, Good Shooting, an Unstoppable striker

[@mecontadmanboy7959]

He wasn't even in his prime anymore at Madrid but he was still best of all !!! Prime R9 was at Barça (and his first Season at Inter)

[@TheShantoUniverse]

No habrá otro igual, hemos visto al mejor de la historia

[@fernandojoseyacubaragon1516]

El gran fenómeno único no hay otro jugador así .

[@cmello9]

As pessoas que estão impressionadas com o Haland no City, não sabem o que foi Ronaldo no Barcelona.

[@texugo_doidao]

Haland é muitoooooooooo e perfeito em habilidades básicas e objetivas, o que torna ele um dos maiores da atualidade. Mas não se compara com a genialidade de R9, R10, Zidane, Messi, CR7, Imperador no auge, dentre outros. Em resumo, ele é um craque, mas não é gênio.

[@tiagofernandes8389]

No Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona e Inter. Quando chegou ao melhor clube do mundo já tinha sido operado.

[@tiagofernandes8389]

@@texugo_doidao Comparar o Adriano ao Haaland é para rir 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@texugo_doidao]

@@tiagofernandes8389 Adriano no auge jogou muito mais, mas Halland ainda é novo, tem potencial para chegar lá

[@JuegaPepeyito]

Exactly

[@delima5146]

He was a complete player. Strength, sagacity, stamina, speed, balance, it was all perfect. crazy

[@DebianBoubakar]

If I were told who is the best person to touch football, I would choose three players, led by Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Maradona.

[@bandy390]

He was a monster, my fav of all times

[@usmanahmadaliyu6180]

My favorite player ever

[@christianbejarano6263]

Truly unstoppable. Literally gets stopped 90% of the video.

[@ritchiebaxter627]

The one and only G. O. A. T

[@stevey-nwas1230]

The GOAT 🐐 no9 in the history of football … forever…. Period !!!

[@dawidmusio1105]

Ronaldo footwork like Muhammad Ali in boxing

[@lalnunzirasailo8azirasailo434]

Greatest of all time

[@RM-sz8og]

الظاهرة رونالدو عشق لا ينتهِ 😘💖

[@santossalustianopenacruz4481]

Ni Messi ni cristiano, el fenómeno era excelente en calidad futbolística

[@sibahlebuthelezi6638]

Why do we have to get old look at this beauty

[@jitrapornpha5104]

The only way they could stop him was to destroy his knees. Seria A in the 1990’s was the toughest defence league in history. And Ronaldo made mince meat of them . Mind you the referees were not that severe on defensive players using crash tackles in the 1990’s. As much as I adore Messi, the original Ronaldo playing with today’s fairer referees would be the GOAT

[@watching789]

He was so good God had to tear his knee twice

[@JuegaPepeyito]

Que orgullo para el Barcelona haber tenido en sus filas a 2 de los 3 mejores jugadores de futbol en la historia, Ronaldo Nazario y Maradona

[@reneantonioaragon2928]

Nunca vamos a ver otro delantero asi

[@filipsy]

The best of all time ❤️

[@tmlwe]

The real Ronaldo.

[@sjajshsjdjsjskdlsj]

Real ballers know this thank you sir👍

[@FADE-AWAY]

Yes

[@_ajamad]

The best Ronaldo ever

[@nitangta89]

Fatnaldo 😂

[@tengo182]

yes, nokia is your real phone

[@Jonathan-gv7js]

El mejor delantero que he visto en mi vida y con diferencia, era imparable y era increíble verle lo que hacía 😍😍

[@estucamp92]

Always caught my attention as a kid how he ran moving his legs very fast, and throwing his belly forward. I used to copy that exact movement between furniture all the time in my apartment. he will always be my childhood idol.

[@bmwgemballamegatronturbo3858]

Where did he get these full hd matches?

[@malizoletoli6291]

At Madrid he had already big and slow, his performances were in Milan

[@joseprudencioherossilva6623]

ESA CORRIDA ANTE HOLANDA Y COMO LO DEJA A STAM UFFF UNA BESTIA RONALDO UNICO E INIGUALABLE

[@juandasilva9592]

Impressionante como a marcação era sempre em 2, ele sempre driblava o primeiro marcador, sobrando para o segundo dar o bote. das vezes que era mano a mano, R9 sempre deixava ele no chão ou sem rumo de casa.

[@Rogerioisaque29]

Melhor do mundo sempre BRASIL 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@dyzvervS]

I love football, Ive watched tons of great players, different times, countries... If Ronaldo hadn't had those knee injuries, he would have been the best EVER. Actually, I consider him the best striker of all times, not talking about numbers, talking about instinct, pure game.

[@zura6612]

King best fenomeno ronaldoooo

[@jronmaster8400]

His prime time was actually way before real Madrid. But even "unfit" Ronaldo destroyed everyone.

[@taipizzalord4463]

I would argue he did not have a prime. age 24-28 was the prime back then. And now its more like 25-31 because of better fitness diet etc. By the time he was 24 he was already tainted from the injuries.

[@goranmarinic2923]

EXPLOSIVE!!!

[@calinr9456]

y eso que hubo aun mejores jugadas... SIN DUDA EL FENOMENO EL PAPA EL MAESTRO DE LOS DELANTEROS DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.. no habra jugadas asi :(

[@wyattpride5092]

Now imagine this monster without being damaged by injuries....what could have been... He was godlike.

[@geancarloscosta5424]

O melhor centroavante que esse mundo conheceu, Ronaldo o Fenômeno.

[@nunoafonso2593]

Despite how good he was in Real Madrid and the World Cup 2002, that wasn't his prime. He was just a little bit slower and heavier than when he was in Barcelona, early Inter and World Cup 98.

[@TheRintintin28]

Un grandissimo

[@nazabn4990]

The one & only *RONALDO*

[@mic_cerrilenon9022]

The best one ever... There is no doubt...

[@o̸ණ]

The Real Madrid version of R9 was not his prime neither was it at the 2002 World Cup. That version of R9 was playing off of pure talent and muscle memory, doing what came to him naturally from the unbelievable gift he had to do things with a football very few can. The PSV, Barca and Inter (up until his injury) was prime Ronaldo (back-to-back FIFA World Player of the Year awards). He never was the same after that but still was able to accomplish the things he did. I'm old enough to have seen him from the second half of his season at Barca and for every club he played for after that. For the people not old enough, they will think R9 at Real Madrid was his prime partly because of how young he was and partly because that's the most vivid memory of him they have before his weight and injuries worsened. That's to tell you how young and gifted he was!

[@tobaakins497]

Well said!!!!

[@zakariarhazlouni6171]

One word i love you elfenomeno

[@marcoscandido5733]

Ronaldo fenômeno The Best King 👑 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

[@WDP-01]

🐐✨🇧🇷

[@ricardovargas6877]

Monstruo

[@ustujnin]

unstoppable, proceeds to show 999 takes of him being stopped -_-

[@stardustvideo]

Preinjury was prime R9. Real Madrid was a nerfed version yet still unstoppable

[@cuongarc]

We never witnessed the potiential prime version of R9, he got injury at 23 yrs old, came back at 26, and never reach to his pre-injury form,

[@fozymilograno]

The best!

[@renankelven1458]

Era um monstro !!

[@1on1z3d]

What's even crazier is the fact that according to Ronaldo himself, after recovering from his second knee surgery (the Lazio game) he had to change the way he dribbled, basically limiting the direction in which he'll go after his characteristic around-the-ball fakes because he didn't want to stress his right knee. What this means is he was always going to the left after the fakes (you can see that in dozens of his dribbling highlights videos) in almost all the games after his Inter years - mainly in RM and Brasil. So, basically every defender knew already where he'll go after his dribbling fakes yet he was still unstoppable!

[@WAProdthejohman]

Not his prime at Real Madrid, but if he could do all that after some devastating injuries just imagine how good he would've been without those injuries

[@fredlegrand1359]

Greater striker ever!

[@Blascodos]

El jugador con mas talento de la historia del futbol ...solo las lesiones evitaron lo inevitable ... que fuera el mejor dela historia .

[@crono7670]

Messi es mucho mas talentoso ni comparación

[@devoringdemonsoulq9086]

@@crono7670 nop

[@jorgemar1469]

The best killer of the soccer

[@francis5944]

After seing Messi playing, Ronaldinho and Maradona are the only two other players that impress me.

[@Woze4419]

Zidane?

[@halimxxii]

@0:57 look at that 2nd attempt to tackle Ronaldo Tackles back then was crazy, if only Ronaldo plays after 2015, how many goals he could score.

[@bmwgemballamegatronturbo3858]

Where did he get these full hd matches? I need to know

[@kaykoliveira8099]

👑🇧🇷⚽️🔥🔥🔥

[@kmajor2490]

R9 early years in barca and inter was the best footballer ive seen in this lifetime.. You can say either messi or Cr7 but its all about who their teammates and who their opponents ...in the prime era of football,in the era of legendary footballers around the globe..in the best and hardest league in the world in italy..hes the best at that time...Messi and Cr7 ? RAMOS? Lord Maguire captain of man u?? R9 was the youngest to win ballon dor before injury in prime era of football..struck that in your head🔥

[@dazediss6629]

None of these clips were in his prime, he’d already had two cruciate knee ligament injuries by the time he joined Real Madrid. One at Barca & one at Inter. His prime was at PSV as a kid & briefly at Barca before he got hurt. If he never got those injuries he’d have shattered every record standing. He would have scored around 1500 goals based on his current strike rate at that time

[@larosabianca9543]

R9...faceva sembrare gli avversari ad effetto moviola!

[@ihsankhan-ph1vr]

True ronaldo.

[@GuiihF]

O mais incrível, é que os marcadores tentavam bater, acertar ele, e não achavam nada de tão rapido que o Ronaldo era.

[@alirioruedigerjunior7956]

Ronaldo era PRESENÇA em campo

[@affanbinemran3715]

Best player I’ve ever seen

[@Tomasmarrerocanta]

Ronaldo nazario es el causante de que me haya enamorado del futbol y del Real madrid, posterior a el llego cristiano y me case con el real madrid HALA MADRID Y NADA MASS!

[@headsprunggg]

defenders throwing hatchets at him all the time, still coudnt bring him down. best player ever.

[@byronefrainbustamantenie-vt7qj]

El fenomeno ronaldo el mejor delantero del mundo

[@albaniankingrapshqipking1912]

The best